I caught him last night!!!!! After he had already relieved the traps of the peanut butter and cheerio bait that is! I actually caught him with my bare hands after thwacking him once with my yard stick. I stunned him enough to corral him into the supply closet where there is only one way in and out. I put him in a travel bin, then put the travel bin in an aquarium with a lid on that. I was too tired to do anything else after chasing him around on all fours with a yard stick.

Zia, I don't know. My last escapee who was caught after being rogue for 3 weeks took a LONG time to tame, but he's right as rain now and actually one of my studs. This latest little bugger, who I've named SOB, looked up at me last night with these big ol' pink eyes, like "I can haz a cheerio?" When I have a hand, I'm going to see if I can get him in a proper cage. If he's too wild though, I will probably euthanize him. I just don't have the time or any spare does to help tame him if need be. (BTW, the way I socialized Rogue was giving him a lady friend!)

The doe he impregnated through the lid of her cage had 7 squeakers. All really nice and big, so I am keeping a few on. However, it seems he also impregnated 2 more in the same bin, my beloved Fuzzy girls!!!!! So now I have a PEW Fuzzy Satin and an Ivory Fuzzy Satin "with child" by a PEW TH Carrier. My poor girls! Their names are now The Virgin Mary, Saint Anne and Mary Magdalen. Culling them is out of the question (too important AND precious to me), so I will just be gradually culling their litters down as they have them so there is less chance of milk retention/infection.

If anyone wants a baby come RF, I will probably have a couple. Though with their combined lineage, I probably wouldn't use them for breeding unless you want anything Pied, Fuzzy, possible TH carrying, Chocolate carrying, Blue carrying, Splash hiding..... all in one!

I had an incident where a mom escaped and took all her babies with her. I didn't get them until they were weaned and by then it was too late for taming them. It would have taken me forever and I would have had a few bloody fingers. They were the most "wild" I've ever seen a rat.

We used a pet mouse cage all decked out with goodies the first time and he moved right in. For the second mouse we used tube tunnels attached with duct tape to a travel box filled with goodies. Yeah. Both boys liked being spoiled enough to give up their freedom. We have some live traps we could mail to anyone for future use. Just give us an address. Rena at Aspen Mousery

Glad to hear that the other Does are not pregnant by him. And glad to hear that he is not a complete crazy, spaz feral mouse. Hopefully you will be able to tame him. Maybe your new Herm can keep him company?

I was SO relieved when I found the weird "balled" mouse in the bin with my girls. I had the 2 Fuzzy does reserved to be with my top Fuzzy buck, Voodoo, once the doe he is currently with started "showing". I still may get Fuzzies from the oopsie litters, just not all selfs like I would like.

The combination of the doe who already delivered and the "herm" isn't so bad though. I was going to put her in with my top Splash buck, but it's possible I'll get Ivory/Beige Pieds in standard and at least one Satin coat, by the looks of it, from her oopsie litter. They look really good so far. I am eagerly waiting for fur to see if I get my Pied Beiges!

I will also probably have a few extras who would be worth bringing up to PA for the fest!

I'm heartbroken. I came home from work today and found my new mouse (I got him last Friday from Christina) gone! I'm going to pick up a small Have-a-Heart trap this evening. Is there any kind of food that mice can't resist I can use for bait?I've left his cage open. I miss him.jturner

Aquariums with overlapping mesh lids. It is so easy to leave the door of a wire cage open. If you are worried about his pushing the lid up and escaping, you can always put something heavy on it, or use lid clips.